Choroidal and Retinal Tumors in Adults: Intraocular Lymphoma, Retinal Astrocytoma, and Choroidal Osteoma
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92 CATARACT & REFRACTIVE SURGERY TODAY EUROPE SEPTEMBER 2011 A lthouth vitreoretinal lymphoma, retinal astrocytoma, and choroidal osteoma are rare diseases, they do occur. Therefore, it is important to have clinical suspicion of these entities because proper diagnosis may have important systemic and ocular implications. The general ophthalmologist must stay forever vigilant for causes of visual loss that might not be attributable to anterior segment findings. In the first two articles of our four-part series, we discussed vascular tumors of the retina and choroidal melanocytic lesions. In this third article, we describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of intraocular lymphoma, retinal astrocytoma, and choroidal osteoma.
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